Create your own at Storyboard ThatSegregation was a big part of the Jim Crow Era. Segregation was practically everywhere, from bathrooms, to schools. The literacy test was just one of the many ways that African Americans got rejected from voting. Another way African Americans could not vote is because of poll taxes. The poll tax would force anyone to pay a tax to vote. WHITE ONLY You can't go into that restroom! Can't you read,"WHITE ONLY." What the heck is with this Literacy Test! This test is so hard! Why do I need to pay a poll tax to vote? Well in order for you to vote you will need to pay a poll tax. Sorry but you just have too.